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1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup

The 1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup was the thirty-third edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It occurred between September 15, 1998, and April 13, 1999. The final was held at Zaragoza, Spain.

1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup
LeagueFIBA Saporta Cup
SportBasketball
Final
ChampionsItaly Benetton Treviso
  Runners-upSpain Pamesa Valencia
Finals MVPUnited States Henry Williams
FIBA Saporta Cup seasons

Competition system edit

  • 48 teams (national domestic cup champions, plus the best qualified teams from the most important European national domestic leagues), entered a preliminary group stage, divided into eight groups of six teams each, and played a round-robin. The final standings were based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams, after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group.
  • The top four teams from each group qualified for a 1/16 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), where the winners advanced further to 1/8 Finals, 1/4 Finals, and 1/2 Final.
  • The Final was played at a predetermined venue.

Country ranking edit

For the 1998–1999 FIBA Saporta Cup, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1995–96 to 1997–98.[1]

Country ranking for 1998–1999 FIBA Saporta Cup
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1   Greece 237.000 2
2   Italy 222.833
3   Spain 194.500
4   Turkey 92.833
5   France 88.667
6   Russia 67.732
7   Yugoslavia 46.333
8   Germany 38.500
9   Croatia 35.542
10   Lithuania 34.667
11   Slovenia 33.714
12   Israel 31.902
13   Poland 21.524
14   Portugal 19.794
15   Belgium 15.929
16   Ukraine 8.905 -1, Budivelnyk withdrew
17   Macedonia 6.542 1
18   Hungary 6.429 +1, Atomerőmű got wild card
19   Austria 5.417 +1, Stahlbau Oberwart got wild card
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20   Czech Republic 4.187 1
21   Cyprus 4.083
22   Slovakia 3.944
23   Sweden 3.667
24   England 3.611 -1, London Leopards withdrew
25   Bulgaria 3.361
26   Finland 2.361
27   Netherlands 1.889
28   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.722 +1, Bosna got wild card
29   Latvia 1.445 +1, Ventspils got wild card
30   Estonia 1.333
31   Romania 1.056 -1,-Dinamo București withdrew
32   Luxembourg 0.889 -1, Racing Luxembourg withdrew
33   Albania 0.694 0
34   Georgia 0.416
35   Switzerland 0.278
36   Denmark 0.111
37   Belarus 0.056
38   Moldova 0.056

Team allocation edit

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
  AEK (4th)   Partizan Zepter (3rd)   Śląsk Wrocław (1st)   ASK Brocēni (1st)
  Aris (CW)   Budućnost (CW)   Mazowszanka (CW)   Ventspils (WC)
  Benetton Treviso (5th)   Ratiopharm Ulm (2nd)   Estrelas da Avenida (1st)   BIPA-Moda Odesa (1st)
  Sony Milano (9th)   Trier (CW)   Ovarense Aerosoles (2nd)   MZT Boss Skopje (2nd)
  Pinturas Bruguer Joventut (6th)   Zagreb (3rd)   Spirou (1st)   Mlékárna Kunín (2nd)
  Pamesa Valencia (CW)   Split (5th)   Telindus Racing Antwerpen (2nd)   APOEL (1st)
  Tofaş (4th)   Atletas (2nd)   Marc Körmend (4th)   Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st)
  Türk Telekom (6th)   Lietuvos rytas (3rd)   Atomerőmű (WC)   Plannja (2nd)
  Limoges CSP (2nd)   Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (2nd)   SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)   Cherno More (1st)
  Cholet (CW)   Pivovarna Laško (3rd)   Stahlbau Oberwart (WC)   Torpan Pojat (1st)
  Spartak Moscow (4th)   Hapoel Eilat (2nd)   Feal Široki (1st)   Hans Verkerk Keukens (1st)
  UNICS (5th)   Hapoel Jerusalem (4th)   Bosna (WC)   Kalev (1st)

Preliminary group stage edit

Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 32
     Eliminated

Group A edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Sony Milano 10 17 7 3 751 693 +58
2.   Kalev 10 16 6 4 764 699 +65
3.   Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 10 16 6 4 705 709 −4
4.   Estrelas da Avenida 10 15 5 5 730 737 −7
5.   Cherno More 10 13 3 7 755 807 −52
6.   Atletas 10 13 3 7 709 769 −60

Group B edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Cholet 10 18 8 2 815 675 +140
2.   Türk Telekom 10 17 7 3 768 722 +46
3.   Split 10 15 5 5 800 760 +40
4.   Slovakofarma Pezinok 10 15 5 5 759 771 −12
5.   MZT Boss Skopje 10 13 3 7 738 805 −67
6.   Mlékárna Kunín 10 12 2 8 755 902 −147

Group C edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Pamesa Valencia 10 20 10 0 805 678 +117
2.   Budućnost 10 16 6 4 780 767 +13
3.   Śląsk Wrocław 10 15 5 5 729 706 +23
4.   ASK Brocēni 10 15 5 5 798 815 −17
5.   SÜBA Sankt Pölten 10 12 2 8 701 768 −67
6.   Hapoel Eilat 10 12 2 8 771 850 −79

Group D edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Partizan Zepter 10 19 9 1 850 744 +106
2.   Pivovarna Laško 10 17 7 3 836 803 +33
3.   AEK 10 17 7 3 757 695 +62
4.   Atomerőmű 10 13 3 7 758 816 −58
5.   Zagreb 10 13 3 7 701 780 −79
6.   Torpan Pojat 10 11 1 9 727 791 −64

Group E edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Tofaş 10 17 7 3 774 650 +124
2.   Hapoel Jerusalem 10 17 7 3 770 707 +63
3.   Spirou 10 17 7 3 680 682 −2
4.   Lietuvos rytas 10 16 6 4 757 776 −19
5.   Marc Körmend 10 12 2 8 723 841 −118
6.   Bosna 10 11 1 9 672 720 −48

Group F edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Aris 10 19 9 1 799 637 +162
2.   Limoges CSP 10 17 7 3 711 637 +74
3.   Telindus Racing Antwerpen 10 15 5 5 708 736 −28
4.   Trier 10 14 4 6 741 781 −40
5.   Plannja 10 13 3 7 756 802 −46
6.   Feal Široki 10 12 2 8 653 775 −122

Group G edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 10 19 9 1 855 703 +152
2.   Ratiopharm Ulm 10 17 7 3 775 759 +16
3.   Ventspils 10 15 5 5 860 813 +47
4.   Mazowszanka 10 14 4 6 751 783 −32
5.   APOEL 10 13 3 7 689 736 −47
6.   Spartak Moscow 10 12 2 8 770 906 −136

Group H edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Benetton Treviso 10 20 10 0 822 644 +177
2.   UNICS 10 15 5 5 757 748 +9
3.   Ovarense Aerosoles 10 14 4 6 682 697 −15
4.   Stahlbau Oberwart 10 14 4 6 691 748 −57
5.   Hans Verkerk Keukens 10 14 4 6 593 639 −46
6.   BIPA-Moda Odesa 10 12 3 7 655 724 −69

Round of 32 edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovakofarma Pezinok   161–152   Sony Milano 89–77 72–75
Split   152–139   Kalev 83–77 69–62
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela   123–141   Türk Telekom 70–64 53–77
Estrelas da Avenida   114–159   Cholet 59–75 55–84
Atomerőmű   133–153   Pamesa Valencia 70–71 63–82
AEK   129–135   Budućnost 66–61 63–74
Śląsk Wrocław   149–153   Pivovarna Laško 81–82 68–71
ASK Brocēni   173–184   Partizan Zepter 84–97 89–87
Trier   140–172   Tofaş 70–92 70–80
Telindus Racing Antwerpen   133–158   Hapoel Jerusalem 67–64 66–94
Spirou Charleroi   136–130   Limoges CSP 60–61 76–69
Lietuvos rytas   149–161   Aris 77–76 72–85
Stahlbau Oberwart   130–187   Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 66–92 64–95
Ovarense Aerosoles   129–141   Ratiopharm Ulm 66–62 63–79
Ventspils   167–147   UNICS 88–73 79–74
Mazowzanka   130–145   Benetton Treviso 70–62 60–83

Round of 16 edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budućnost   171–149   Slovakofarma Pezinok 86–68 85–81
Pivovarna Laško   159–154   Cholet 77–68 82–86
Split   151–163   Pamesa Valencia 76–79 75–84
Türk Telekom   113–161   Partizan Zepter 70–85 43–76
Ratiopharm Ulm   135–153   Tofaş 65–74 70–79
Ventspils   137–144   Aris 73–65 64–79
Hapoel Jerusalem   155–166   Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 81–73 74–93
Spirou Charleroi   127–145   Benetton Treviso 66–70 61–75

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budućnost   149–129   Tofaş 67–65 82–64
Aris   158–144   Pivovarna Laško 95–72 63–72
Pamesa Valencia   123–119   Pinturas Bruguer Badalona 57–50 66–69
Benetton Treviso   163–150   Partizan Zepter 90–77 73–73

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benetton Treviso   96–60   Budućnost 76–60 20–0*
Pamesa Valencia   128–114   Aris 70–64 58–50

*The second leg which was scheduled to be played in Podgorica, was cancelled due to the war situation in Yugoslavia. Although FIBA accepted a neutral venue (Thessaloniki, Greece) to play this game, the Yugoslav players couldn't get out of their country because of the military conflict, and therefore FIBA definitely cancelled this match and awarded a forfeit (20–0) to Benetton Treviso.

Final edit

April 13, Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Benetton Treviso   64–60   Pamesa Valencia
1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions
 
Benetton Treviso
2nd title

Awards edit

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP edit

See also edit

  1. ^ "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

References edit

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